Anadolu Pembesi-2002

Hungarian Vetch

 

Registered Year:  2002

 

The Owner Institute of Variety: Central Research Institute for the Field Crops 

 

Morphological Characters:

Main stem length is 24.6-61.8 cm. It grows semi-prostrate. Thousand seed weight is between 47.8 and 59.9 gram.

 

Agricultural Characters:

It’s winter-hardy and drought resistant. Flower color is pink. Number of days to flowering and physiological maturity are 157-239 days and 201-272 days, resceptively.  Seeding rate varies from 8 to 10 kg da-1. As a forage, it is especially used for hay and silage. It’s possible to be grown alone and in  mixtures with cereal grains (commonly barley).  Its maturity time is earlier 7 days than white flower Hungarian vetch (an example, Tarm Beyazı-98). 

 

Yield Characters:

Hay and seed yields  are a wide range of variation as 52.5 and 846.8 kg da-1; 68.0 and 207.1 kg da-1, respectively. Averages of hay and seed yields  are also 337.8 kg da-1 and 107.9 kg da-1, respectively. 

 

Technological Characters:

Crude protein is 14.8% in hay content.

 

Disease and Pets Status:

It’s resistant to powdery mildew and leaf spot. 

 

Recomended Area:

It’s grown as a winter crop for Central Anatolia Region and similar conditions.

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